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Application for arbitration (WorkCover WA): completion guide

Link to the WorkCover WA Application for Arbitration. The worker forms page says to use it to have a dispute dealt with by the Workers' Compensation Arbitration Service. It is not the conciliation application.

Kind: Form. A form to complete, or a guide to completing an official one.
Where it applies: Western Australia
AI use: Yellow You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
Law stated as at: 22 October 2026
Status: Maintained. Checked on 22 October 2026 against the official form at workcover.wa.gov.au and the 2 authorities it cites, for Western Australia.
Version: 1
Source: Link to the official form. Licence: © State of Western Australia (WorkCover WA). Link only: download the current form from WorkCover WA each time; do not copy or adapt it.

Where this comes from

The official form is published by workcover.wa.gov.au; this page is a completion guide. Last checked on 2026-10-22.

When to use it

Use when applying to the Workers' Compensation Arbitration Service in Western Australia. The printable form is for an unrepresented worker, an unrepresented dependant or an uninsured employer, or when the online system is unavailable. Do not use it for conciliation, or for a workplace fatality arbitration, unless that is the form the page prescribes.

Used for these tasks

Each task page says how far AI may help with the task and what the lawyer must review.

How AI may be used

AI may check a draft against the current form and list gaps. The lawyer writes the injury account and checks every form that will be signed or lodged.

AI may

Check the draft against the current official form and list blank fields and missing attachments named on the page
Flag when a death claim, a dispute form or a medical certificate is being used as the worker's claim form
List the lodgement path stated on the page that was opened

AI must not

Must not draft the injury narrative or any words that would be signed or lodged
Must not decide whether the injury is compensable or calculate an entitlement
Must not sign, lodge or serve the form

The lawyer checks

The current form is the one the scheme page prescribes for this kind of claim
The injury account, dates and earnings match the instructions and the medical certificate
Any time limit, excess or insurer step is checked against the current scheme rules
Any practice direction about generative tools is checked. None was stated on the page opened for this guide.

Method: how the Green, Yellow and Red levels are decided. This is guidance for planning, not legal advice.

Authorities

Official form

Open the official form. Always use the current version from the issuer. Licence: © State of Western Australia (WorkCover WA). Link only: download the current form from WorkCover WA each time; do not copy or adapt it..

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